Paste di Mandorla Sicilian almond pastries (Paste di Mandorla Siciliane) are mouth-watering and inviting treats, very easy to prepare and perfect to be enjoyed even on special occasions. These are small soft biscuits, similar to macaroons but made with only sweet…
Sicilian Proverbs – When talking to people about life, according to some of them the proverbs would be the quintessence of ignorance, a philosophical way of simply expressing clichés, obvious things in a catchy way. According to others, however, they…
Chocolate! Who does not love chocolate? Well, Sicilians love it a lot, and in a small town called Modica chocolate is made in a unique way that makes it famous worldwide! Modica Is a city of fewer than 60.000 inhabitants…
🗓 Updated March 2026 · 📖 ~10 min read · 🗺 Sicilian Heritage You have probably seen it flying from balconies in Palermo, tattooed on the arms of Sicilians living abroad, printed on ceramics in every market from Catania to…
Hidden Gems Every food culture has its hidden gems, those bizarre foods that may sound and taste entirely normal to the people that belong to that place, but that in fact may sound disgusting in the rest of the world!…
Christmas. Who doesn’t like Christmas? Winter time, snow (well, not in Sicily..), presents, streets full of lights, Michael Bublé singing Christmas songs, crazy shopping, little Christmas markets, celebrations, and food, load and load of food, especially if you are Sicilian, you…
Next, all of the documents, apostilles, translations, required forms and payments were sent to my attorney who in turn submitted all the paperwork to the local Italian consulate in Los Angeles. Again, my patience was being tested by the length…
I decided to forge ahead and find out if I qualified. The guidelines for eligibility are contained on several websites that help you through the process (Google: Italian Dual Citizenship) including www.myitalianfamily.com or www.italiandualcitizenship.com . (I did not use either…
6. Rizzo From “hedgehog” to indicate physical characteristics (spiky or curled hair) or temperamental (harsh) of the progenitor. 7. Greco From the medieval Greek name, from the Latin graecus, “born in Greece / from Greece” and which therefore originally very…
